Cosmetic holder



Oct. 29, 1940. RElLLY 2,219,454

COSMETIC HOLDER Filed July 16, 1938 IIIIIIII-IIIIIIIIIIIIIII1 MINVENTOR. [funk 9 I BY 7 Patented Oct. 29, 1940 UNITED STATES PATENTOFFICE COSMETIC HOLDER Frank C. Reilly, New York, N. Y.

Application July 16, 1938, Serial No. 219,494

1 Claim. (01. 220-43) The invention here disclosed relates to holders orcontainers, particularly for lip rouge and other forms of cosmetics.

Objects of the invention are to provide a box I or container having acover which will be securely held in place, but which can be immediatelyand easily opened; and further a form of container which will hold thecosmetic material in condition for convenient use and which will be 10neat and attractive and otherwise desirable for the intended purposes.

The foregoing and other objects are attained by the novel features ofconstruction, combinations and relations of parts hereinafter described,

15 illustrated in the accompanying drawing and broadly covered in theclaim.

The drawing illustrates one of the practical commercial embodiments ofthe invention. Structure however may be modified and changed as regardsthe present disclosure, all within the true intent and broad scope ofthe invention.

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of the box. Fig. 2 is a side or edge view ofthe same. Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view as on line 3-3 ofFig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a plan view of the bottom or body portion of the box.

The body of the container, designated 5, is illustrated in the form of arelatively shallow substantially circular tray and the special featureof novelty of this part is that it has a centrally disposed post or stud6, rising from the bottom of the same and terminating in a rounded pushbutton shape 7. Further, this post has an annular shoulder ll, at aboutthe level of the upper rim 9, of the body, with a downwardly bevelledgroove l therein.

Cooperating with the box body is a slip cover II, and the specialnovelty of this part is that it has a central opening l2, through whichthe push button portion 1 projects.

Also the cover, in this particular disclosure, has a downwardly inclinedlip I 3, about the central opening engaging the shouldered portion of 45the stud and entering the bevelled groove I0, to

make a more or less close fitting sealing engagement between theperforated central portion of the cover and the central post or stud ofthe box body.

This construction makes it possible to efiect immediate release andseparation of the slip cover by simply applying pressure to the end ofthe post, while holding the rim of the cover.

To make the holding of the cover, a simple 5 and easy matter, the upperrim of the cover may be enlarged or .extended as indicated at M, in theform of a bead or flange. easily grasped in the fingers.

The box body is shown as having an extending flange 15, at the bottomproviding a finger hold and also serving as a stop shoulder, Fig. 3, tolimit the movement of the slip cover down over the rim of the body, sothat the top can not engage the upper edge of the rim, thus leaving theinclined flange or sealing lip I3, free to fully engage in the annulargroove Ill.

While the slip cover may be made of a size and shape to fit the box bodywith sufficient friction, additional spring tension may be provided, asby forming the annular wall of the box body with one or more smallbosses or protuberances l6, Figs. '3 and 4. These have the effect ofslightly springing the cover and thereby adding a yielding springgripping tension between cover and box body.

The cooperating body and cover members may be made of the same ordifferent materials. Thus as illustrated, the body may be made of moldedplastic and the cover be a thin metallic shell. Both however, may be ofmetal or molded plastic, or other materials.

In addition to enabling quick and easy separation of the parts, thecentral stud or push button forms the body of the. box into an annularchannel, which will hold the cosmetic in annular shape readilyaccessible and convenient to the finger tip or other form of applicator.

What is claimed is:

A cosmetic holder, comprising a shallow circular box body having asubstantially cylindrical rim and an outstanding flange at the base ofsaid rim, an integral centrally disposed substantially cylindrical postrising from the bottom of said box body and provided with an annularshoulder at approximately the level of said rim of the box body, saidpost above said annular shoulder being of reduced diameter, a slip coverin the form of a shell of thin yieldable material removably engaged oversaid box body, said cover having a substantially cylindrical rimtelescopically engaged over the substantially cylindrical rim of the boxbody and a top provided with a central opening of greater diameter thanthe reduced end portion of the post and of less diameter than saidannular shoulder at the base of said reduced portion, a downturnedannular lip on said cover about said central opening and having sealingengagement with said annular shoulder of the post, said cover having anannular projecting bead about the top of the same providing a grip forthe fingers when the projecting portion of the post is pressed by thethumb for efiecting removal of the slip cover from the box body.

FRANK C. REILLY.

